Time difference: Downtown DC vs London

Quick answer

London is 5 hours ahead of Downtown DC.

Downtown DC is in the EDT time zone (UTC-04:00) while London uses BST (UTC+01:00).

The offset between these two cities changes during the year because they do not share the same daylight saving schedule.

Downtown DC
09:12:29
EDT UTC-04:00
+5h
London is 5 hours ahead of Downtown DC.
Time offset changes during the year due to different DST schedules.
London
14:12:29
BST UTC+01:00

London is 5 hours ahead of Downtown DC.

Downtown DC is in the EDT time zone (UTC-04:00) while London uses BST (UTC+01:00).

Because Downtown DC and London do not share the same daylight saving schedule, the time difference between them changes during the year.

Hour-by-hour conversion

When it's the given hour in Downtown DC, here are the local times elsewhere.

Downtown DC London
00:00 05:00
01:00 06:00
02:00 07:00
03:00 08:00
04:00 09:00
05:00 10:00
06:00 11:00
07:00 12:00
08:00 13:00
09:00 14:00
10:00 15:00
11:00 16:00
12:00 17:00
13:00 18:00
14:00 19:00
15:00 20:00
16:00 21:00
17:00 22:00
18:00 23:00
19:00 00:00 +1
20:00 01:00 +1
21:00 02:00 +1
22:00 03:00 +1
23:00 04:00 +1

Frequently Asked Questions

London is 5 hours ahead of Downtown DC.

A good window is 09:00–12:00 in Downtown DC, which is 14:00–17:00 in London. Both sides are inside 9:00–17:00 working hours.

London is 5 hours ahead of Downtown DC.

Downtown DC and London do not share the same DST schedule, so the time offset between them changes by an hour during parts of the year.

Downtown DC uses America/New_York and London uses Europe/London. These are the identifiers used by operating systems and APIs to compute local time.

A good reverse window is 14:00–17:00 in London, which is 09:00–12:00 in Downtown DC. Both sides are inside 9:00–17:00 working hours.